Abstract
The associations of NGC 6946 outline its spiral arms. There is no relation between the colour or magnitude of the associations and their distance from the centre. Their mean absolute magnitude is — 11m.l and their mean colour index near zero.
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Khachikian, E.Y., Sahakian, K.A. (1970). Spiral Structure and Distribution of Stellar Associations in NGC 6946. In: Becker, W., Contopoulos, G. (eds) The Spiral Structure of Our Galaxy. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3275-9_16
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